Clothesline reel



Apr.24,1923 1,453,157

J.MIESSNER GLOTHESLINE: REEL Filed oct. s, 1922 atented pr. d, 1933.

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Application filed ctober 5,1922. l Seriallt'o. 592,623.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit lrnownthat l .loi-rn 4ll/lrnssienta, a citizen oit the United States, and a resldent oil Cleveland, t in the county ot Cuyahoga and `State oiY Chio, have invented a new and lmproved Clothesline Reel, ot which the lollovvingis a full, clear, and exact description.

` rlhis invention relates to improvements in clothes linereels, an object ci the invention beingfto `provide a reel which facilitates the `putting up, or taking down oi a clothes line,` in that iteconomizes time and labor,

andallows anydesiredlength ol lineto be usedwithout danger of dragging the `line on the ground, either in putting it up or takingv it down. y

it further object is to provide a reel which preventsftwisting andinjurious bending oi' the lineeompelling `it to Wind smoothly on the reel or unwind smoothly therefrom, and

` thereby lengthen thelile of the line.

`Aiurtherobject `is to provide a reel ol' the4 character stated), `ot improved construeu `tion1 whereby the parts are long lived and facilitate the manipulation of the line.

lilith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel featuresolt construction and combinations, and arrangement ot parts, as will be more fully herein* alter described and pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawingsm Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in longitudinal section illustrating my improved clothes line reel. Figure 2 is a view in end elevation. 1 represents a frame which is preferably rectangular in :form With its several members dovetailed or otherwise rigidly secured together. This trame 1 supports a drum 2 having metal disks 3 at its ends and secured thereto by nails or other securing devices It.

The central portions oi the disks 3 are preferably laterally oilset, as shown at 5 to present a minimum of friction surface against the ends of 'frame 1 and also space the main portions of the disks from the j -frame.

it simple form of bearing for one end of the drum is indicated by the reference numeral G. This part 6 may constitute an ordinary nail which is projected through an opening 7 in the end of trame 1 and has a bearing in said opening and is driven through the disk 3 and into the drum 2.

` journal and ln the end of drum 2 opposite tothe nail b l providc'a longitudinal bore d and in this bore l secure `a journal 9 which is 'preterably ot wood and which may be cemented or otherwise permanently fixed in the bore ol 'the disk 3. The frame 1gis made with 9 projects and has a bearing therein. The outer end ot the journal 9 is reduced indid aiter being projected through the center `an opening 10 through which the journal aineter as shown at 11 and snugly tits an opening 12 in the center of a ratchet wheel 13, and a loclringscrew 1d is screwed into the journal and into the ratchet wheel at their point of j`uncture,'to form an eiiective key to compel the journal drum and ratchet wheel to turn together.

` By reducing the outer end of the journal 9 ashoulder 15 is provided which spaces the ratchet wheel 13 from the trame to pre-v `.vent 4friction.

16 gepresst/its a crank armhaving a handle 11 at one end and `having its'other end screwT threaded as shown at 18 to permit the same to be screwed longitudinally into the gether. ln assembling these parts,jthe journal, ratchet wheel, and crank arm, are se cured together asabove described, and the journal then projected through the opening 10 of the trame 1 and secured in the drum.

The ratchet wheel 13 is engaged by a pivotally mounted spring pressed paWl 19 carried by the frame 1 and this pavvl may be moved out of operative position by a cam button 20. This button 20 is provided with a cam portion 20 having rotary mounting on a screw 21 secured in the frame 1 and engaging the pawl 19 so that when the loutton is turned in one direction it will torce the pawl to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 and allow the reel to turn freely in either direction.

lr pin 22 is fixed to this cam button 20 and engages a stop pin 23 on frame 1 to limit the turning` movement of the cam button and to compel the latter to be properly positioned to hold the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet wheel as occasion may require.

lt will thus be noted that by reason of the construction above described, that the main parts of the reel may be of wood but l would have it understood that l do not limit mysell to the particular materials employed as l may use any materials found desirable.

eilectually lock the parts toi 24 represents a rope, or line, which is secured to, and wound upon,the drum 2, and the winding action of the line on the drum is performed by holding the frame 1 in one hand and turning the crank arm 16 with the other hand, the pawl 19 riding over the teeth of the ratchet wheel 13 and prevent ing retrograde movement. To draw the line over the drum, the cam button 20 is turned to hold the pawl 19 away from the ratchet wheely 13, when the line can unwind as much as is desired, and then the cam button can be turned to release the pawl and lock the drum against further unwinding.

Various slight changes may be made in thegeneral form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details s'etforth, but consider myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

j 1. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, a drum mounted in the frame and having a longitudinal bore in one end, a journal secured in said bore and projecting through the frame and having a bearing in the latter, said journal having a reduced outer end forming an 'annular shoulder, `a ratchet wheel secured on the reduced outer' end' of the journal and held by the shoulder away from the frame, a spring pressed pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a cam turn button on the frame and adapted to move the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet wheel, and a crank arm secured to the journal. 2. A device of ,the character described,

comprising a frame, a drum mounted in the frame and having a longitudinal bore in one end, a journal secured in said bore and projecting through the frame and having a bearing in the latter, said journal havinfY a reduced outer end forming an annu ar shoulder, a ratchet wheel secured on the reducedA outer end of the journal and held by the shoulder away from the frame, a spring pressed pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a cam turn button on the frame and adapted to move the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet wheel, a pin on the turn button, and a pin on the frame engaged by the first mentioned pin to limit the turning movement of the button, and a crank arm secured to the journal.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a frame, a drum mounted in the frame and having a longitudinal bore in one end, a journal secured in said bore and projecting through the frame and having a bearing in the latter, said journal having a reduced outer end forming an annular shoulder, a ratchet wheel secured on the reduced outer end of the journal and held by the shoulder away from the frame, a spring pressed pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a cam turn but-ton on the frame and adapted to move the pavvl out of engagement with the ratchet wheel, a pin on the turn button, and a pin on the frame engaged by the first mentioned pin to limit the turning movement of the button` a crank arm having a screw threaded end screwed longitudinally into the journal, and a handle on the crank arm.

JOHN MIESSNER. 

